Over the years, I have met only a handful of guitarists who pay real attention to their guitar picks. And I have met even fewer who spend time and effort searching for the best guitar picks for their playing style. It is easy to neglect your guitar picks. After all,...
If you want to play lead guitar, then learning the minor pentatonic scale is one of the best places to start. The minor pentatonic scale is by far the most commonly occurring scale in blues and rock music. It has been used to craft a huge number of famous riffs...
From the moment I first heard ‘Parisienne Walkways’ I have wanted to sound like Gary Moore. He has a fiery blues tone that is powerful and intense, yet full of soul. It is a beautiful tone that will serve you well as a blues guitarist, regardless of whether you are...
If you are looking to develop a killer blues guitar tone, you need to consider your guitar string gauges. I appreciate this might sound obvious. After all, the topic of guitar string gauges is one that is often spoken about. A lot of blues guitarists talk about the benefits of...
The world of guitar amps is difficult to navigate. There are so many different brands and models out there, which come in different sizes, and have different features and functions. There are also different types of amps to consider. Will a combo work better for you? Or does a stack...
In the last few years there has been an explosion in the popularity of the small guitar amp. Guitarists are no longer opting for big stacks and combos. Instead they are increasingly favouring smaller, low watt combos. And in response to this surge in popularity, companies like Fender and Marshall...
I have wanted to sound like Rory Gallagher since I was 13 years old. I had only just started to play the guitar, when my parents bought me a CD called ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’. It featured a collection of some of the most iconic guitar solos of all time...
It is not easy to create an effective guitar practice routine. For most of us, this is because of a lack of time. When you have family, friends, a partner and work to juggle - it is easy to neglect your guitar playing. We have all been through those times...
In the history of blues and blues-rock music, the tube amp has played a hugely significant role. First introduced in the 1940s, tube amps have since proved popular with almost all notable blues guitarists, as well as guitarists across a whole range of different genres. All of the early electric...
Record producer Mike Vernon once described Peter Green as the 'very best blues guitarist' that England has ever produced. That is saying something, considering that Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page - amongst others - all grew up calling England home. Yet it was a sentiment that was shared by...
Over the years, I have met only a handful of guitarists who...
If you want to play lead guitar, then learning the minor...
From the moment I first heard ‘Parisienne Walkways’ I...
If you are looking to develop a killer blues guitar tone,...
The world of guitar amps is difficult to navigate. There are...
In the last few years there has been an explosion in the...
I have wanted to sound like Rory Gallagher since I was 13...
It is not easy to create an effective guitar practice...
In the history of blues and blues-rock music, the tube amp...
Record producer Mike Vernon once described Peter Green...
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